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Global semiconductor sales hit record, says ESIA report
Global semiconductor sales hit record, says ESIA report
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Global semiconductor sales reached 338.931 Billion US $ in 2016, reported the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) based on the…
Amkor Technology to acquire European’s largest OSATS
Amkor Technology to acquire European’s largest OSATS
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Arizona-headquartered semiconductor product packaging and test services provider Amkor Technology, a multibillion dollar revenue company, announced it has acquired Europe's…
GM, Honda set up fuel cell manufacturing JV
GM, Honda set up fuel cell manufacturing JV
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General Motors and Honda have set up an $85m manufacturing joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems that…
Konica Minolta and Pioneer to spin-off their OLED businesses in joint venture, says report
Konica Minolta and Pioneer to spin-off their OLED businesses in joint venture, says report
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According to Nikkei Asian Review, the two Japanese companies Konica Minolta and Pioneer are in talk to merge their OLED…

GM, Honda team on hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing
GM, Honda team on hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing
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General Motors (Detroit, MI) and Honda (Tokyo, Japan) have set up an $85m manufacturing joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems that will be used in future products…
Yokogawa, Microsoft and others to collaborate on industrial IoT
Yokogawa, Microsoft and others to collaborate on industrial IoT
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) has announced that it will work with Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA), FogHorn Systems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA), Bayshore Networks, Inc. (New York, NY ), and…
Yokogawa, Microsoft and others collaborate on IIoT architecture
Yokogawa, Microsoft and others collaborate on IIoT architecture
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that it will work with Microsoft Corporation, FogHorn Systems, Inc., Bayshore Networks, Inc., and Telit IoT Platforms, LLC to integrate their technology into an industrial…
LTE Cat 1 modules with VoLTE support from u-blox certified by AT&T
LTE Cat 1 modules with VoLTE support from u-blox certified by AT&T
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Swiss company, u-blox will provide the first LTE Cat 1 modules with voice over LTE (VoLTE) support to be certified for the AT&T cellular network. The TOBY-R202 and TOBY-R200 modules…
AT4 adds Bluetooth 5 testing capabilities
AT4 adds Bluetooth 5 testing capabilities
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AT4 wireless has announced the expansion of capabilities in its Bluetooth Qualification Testing Facilities (BQTFs), after adding Bluetooth 5 to its scope.
$85m fuel cell system manufacturing joint venture set up
$85m fuel cell system manufacturing joint venture set up
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General Motors and Honda have set up an $85m manufacturing joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems that will be used in future products from each company.
Design win; Wi-Fi front-end modules offer efficiency, small footprint
Design win; Wi-Fi front-end modules offer efficiency, small footprint
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Qorvo has recently listed parts that it presents as the smallest and most power-efficient family of high-throughput 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz FEMs, to support newest generation of Wi-Fi devices.
Bosch consents to pay €300 million in diesel vehicle settlement
Bosch consents to pay €300 million in diesel vehicle settlement
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Besides the main culprit Volkswagen, also electronics supplier Bosch has been involved in the diesel exhaust gas scandal. Now the Stuttgart, Germany based company has entered into a settlement agreement…
New carbon nanotube production plant has 400-ton capacity
New carbon nanotube production plant has 400-ton capacity
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LG's parent company, LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea) is gearing up the production of carbon nanotubes with a brand new facility it established in Yeosu, South Korea. According to a…
FEV launches global R&D center for Smart Vehicles
FEV launches global R&D center for Smart Vehicles
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Engineering services provider FEV GmbH (Aachen, Germany) has launched a Center of Excellence that ties together interdisciplinary developments related to connectivity and automated driving. Besides integrating driver assistance systems, automation…
Silicon Labs buys IoT platform startup Zentri
Silicon Labs buys IoT platform startup Zentri
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Microcontroller and wireless chip provider Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Austin, TX) has acquired Zentri (Los Gatos, CA), a developer of a software platform for use across IoT networks.
Home solar energy storage increases consumption, emissions finds study
Home solar energy storage increases consumption, emissions finds study
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Storing solar energy for nighttime use with battery packs such as Tesla's Powerpack actually increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility…
TrackNet joins LoRa Alliance to support global roaming
TrackNet joins LoRa Alliance to support global roaming
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GPS fleet tracking products and services provider TrackNet, Inc., (New Orleans, LA) has joined the LoRa Alliance as a contributor member to support the continued development of global roaming and…
TrackNet joins LoRa Alliance to support global roaming
TrackNet joins LoRa Alliance to support global roaming
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TrackNet, Inc., has joined the LoRa Alliance™ as a contributor member to support the continued development of global roaming and market acceptance of the LoRaWAN™ specification as the defacto low…
Carbon nanotubes by the ton
Carbon nanotubes by the ton
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LG's parent company, LG Chem is gearing up the production of carbon nanotubes with a brand new facility it established in Yeosu, South Korea. According to a report from the…
UMC to start 14nm shipments in first quarter
UMC to start 14nm shipments in first quarter
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Taiwanese foundry United Microelectronics Corp. plans to start shipments of its 14nm FinFET in the first quarter of 2017, according to the company CEO speaking on a conference call.
Silicon Labs buys IoT startup Zentri
Silicon Labs buys IoT startup Zentri
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Microcontroller and wireless chip provider Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Austin, Texas) has acquired Zentri (Los Gatos, Calif.), a developer of a software platform for use across IoT networks.
Study finds storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions
Study finds storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions
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Storing solar energy for nighttime use with battery packs such as Tesla's Powerpack actually increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility…
First Sensor snatches up multi-million supply contract from Velodyne
First Sensor snatches up multi-million supply contract from Velodyne
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With autonomous driving anticipating a very sophisticated sensory equipment for the vehicles, manufacturers of Lidar sensors enjoy a winning streak. Now First Sensor AG has joined in. The Berlin, Germany…
Aqueous zinc battery partnership looks to lower cost of grid energy storage
Aqueous zinc battery partnership looks to lower cost of grid energy storage
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Eos Energy Storage (Edison, NJ) and Northern Power Systems (Barre, VT) have teamed up to develop grid-scale energy storage systems using low-cost aqueous batteries with a zinc cathode.
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
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Cricket Semiconductor, an analog and power pure-play foundry project that was being prepared for touch down in India, is running late and could end up being constructed in a different…
Keysight acquires Ixia for networking software IP
Keysight acquires Ixia for networking software IP
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Keysight Technologies has announced that it is to acquire Ixia in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.6 billion.
Partnership to roll out aqueous zinc batteries for lower cost grid energy storage
Partnership to roll out aqueous zinc batteries for lower cost grid energy storage
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Eos Energy Storage and Northern Power Systems have teamed up to develop grid-scale energy storage systems using low cost aqueous batteries with a zinc cathode.
Keysight to acquire network test equipment firm in $1.6B deal
Keysight to acquire network test equipment firm in $1.6B deal
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Test & measurement specialist Keysight Technologies (Santa Rosa, CA) is to acquire network testing and monitoring equipment maker Ixia (Calabasas, CA) in an all-cash transaction totaling approximately $1.6 billion. The…


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